chatwood

See also: Chatwood

English

Etymology

chat (“a little stick”) +‎ wood

Noun

chatwood (uncountable)

Little sticks; twigs for burning; firewood.
- 1882, “A Dicker of Dowls”, in St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks:
  Back he flew to the woodmonger,
  Claiming chatwood for the feat

References

“chatwood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

woodchat

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